Hillcrest Labs Demonstrates HoME, a Ground-breaking Line of Navigation Products for TV, at The Wall Street Journal's ''D: All Things Digital''
Hillcrest Labs Demonstrates HoME, a Ground-breaking Line of Navigation Products for TV, at The Wall Street Journal's ''D: All Things Digital'' Conference
"D: All Things Digital" Conference
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2005--Hillcrest Labs(TM) will give the first public demonstration of HoME(TM) to attendees of The Wall Street Journal's prestigious "D: All Things Digital" conference on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. HoME(TM), an application suite based on Hillcrest's ground-breaking Spontaneous Navigation(TM) system, reinvents how consumers access and control content on the TV.
Spontaneous Navigation combines the power of Hillcrest's "free-space" pointing technology with highly visual content directories to provide consumers an unparalleled navigation experience. HoME was chosen by The Wall Street Journal columnists and conference co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to be one of a select number of new technologies to be showcased at the D conference. Hillcrest's technology demonstration is a preview of HoME, which will be formally launched later this year.
"The proliferation of content choice on the TV has far outpaced navigation technology," said Dan Simpkins, founder, president and CEO of Hillcrest Labs. "The battle for the digital home is now well underway and those companies that make it easy for consumers to unify their applications and navigate vast content choice will be the winners. We believe HoME, our family of Spontaneous Navigation products, will change the way we use the TV in the same way the mouse and Windows(TM) changed the way we use the PC."
Hillcrest's HoME simplifies how consumers navigate thousands, if not tens of thousands, of entertainment choices. It also unifies disparate forms of digital content (e.g. personal photos and games) by creating a common navigation paradigm that extends across both applications and devices. HoME's highly modular architecture makes it easy to integrate with existing consumer electronic devices as well as service provider's set-top boxes and networks.
HoME's line of Spontaneous Navigation products includes the following:
-- The Loop(TM), a completely new remote control that replaces the dozens of buttons found on traditional remotes with a sophisticated, ergonomically designed interface with just two buttons and a scroll wheel to control all programs and devices.
-- HoMEtv(TM), a visual, on-screen guide for TV, which supports linear channels, video-on-demand, and digital video recorder, and Internet-delivered content.
-- HoMEmedia(TM), a suite of applications that enables viewers to easily access, manipulate and display personal music, photos and home videos.
-- HoMEbuilder(TM), a software development kit that enables customers and partners to easily customize Hillcrest applications to meet their needs.
These products reflect the Hillcrest team's extensive experience in software application design, human-computer interfaces, communications systems, communications software, and electronic product design. Hillcrest has filed dozens of patents on its new technology, which has been in development over the past four years.
About Hillcrest Labs
Based in Rockville, Maryland, Hillcrest Labs, formerly known as Hillcrest Communications, was founded in 2001 by Dan Simpkins and Peter Jackson. The company is funded by NEA, Columbia Capital and Grotech Capital. For additional information, please visit our website at www.hillcrestlabs.com.
Hillcrest Laboratories, Hillcrest Labs, Spontaneous Navigation, Loop, HoME, HoMEtv, HoMEmedia, HoMEspree and HoMEbuilder are trademarks of Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.
"D: All Things Digital" Conference
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2005--Hillcrest Labs(TM) will give the first public demonstration of HoME(TM) to attendees of The Wall Street Journal's prestigious "D: All Things Digital" conference on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. HoME(TM), an application suite based on Hillcrest's ground-breaking Spontaneous Navigation(TM) system, reinvents how consumers access and control content on the TV.
Spontaneous Navigation combines the power of Hillcrest's "free-space" pointing technology with highly visual content directories to provide consumers an unparalleled navigation experience. HoME was chosen by The Wall Street Journal columnists and conference co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to be one of a select number of new technologies to be showcased at the D conference. Hillcrest's technology demonstration is a preview of HoME, which will be formally launched later this year.
"The proliferation of content choice on the TV has far outpaced navigation technology," said Dan Simpkins, founder, president and CEO of Hillcrest Labs. "The battle for the digital home is now well underway and those companies that make it easy for consumers to unify their applications and navigate vast content choice will be the winners. We believe HoME, our family of Spontaneous Navigation products, will change the way we use the TV in the same way the mouse and Windows(TM) changed the way we use the PC."
Hillcrest's HoME simplifies how consumers navigate thousands, if not tens of thousands, of entertainment choices. It also unifies disparate forms of digital content (e.g. personal photos and games) by creating a common navigation paradigm that extends across both applications and devices. HoME's highly modular architecture makes it easy to integrate with existing consumer electronic devices as well as service provider's set-top boxes and networks.
HoME's line of Spontaneous Navigation products includes the following:
-- The Loop(TM), a completely new remote control that replaces the dozens of buttons found on traditional remotes with a sophisticated, ergonomically designed interface with just two buttons and a scroll wheel to control all programs and devices.
-- HoMEtv(TM), a visual, on-screen guide for TV, which supports linear channels, video-on-demand, and digital video recorder, and Internet-delivered content.
-- HoMEmedia(TM), a suite of applications that enables viewers to easily access, manipulate and display personal music, photos and home videos.
-- HoMEbuilder(TM), a software development kit that enables customers and partners to easily customize Hillcrest applications to meet their needs.
These products reflect the Hillcrest team's extensive experience in software application design, human-computer interfaces, communications systems, communications software, and electronic product design. Hillcrest has filed dozens of patents on its new technology, which has been in development over the past four years.
About Hillcrest Labs
Based in Rockville, Maryland, Hillcrest Labs, formerly known as Hillcrest Communications, was founded in 2001 by Dan Simpkins and Peter Jackson. The company is funded by NEA, Columbia Capital and Grotech Capital. For additional information, please visit our website at www.hillcrestlabs.com.
Hillcrest Laboratories, Hillcrest Labs, Spontaneous Navigation, Loop, HoME, HoMEtv, HoMEmedia, HoMEspree and HoMEbuilder are trademarks of Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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